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Pakistani director and actor

Abu Aleeha
BornJuly 31, 1981
Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
Occupations
  • film director
  • writer
Years active2019-present

Abu Aleeha is a Pakistani film director and writer. Also known as Ali Sajjad Shah, he started his career as a journalist. He made his directorial debut with the 2019 film, Kataksha, which he also wrote. He later wrote and directed Tevar, Udham Patakh, Kukri, Super Punjabi, Once Upon a Time in Karachi, Shot Cut, Sheenogai and Daadal. His latest film, Taxali Gate was released countrywide on 16 February 2024.

Career

He started his career as an investigative journalist for Daily Pakistan. After a decade working in Islamabad and Rawalpindi in different Urdu and English newspaper companies, he started working as a content writer and eventually turned filmmaker.

In 2022, the director announced that he was working on Javed Iqbal 2, a planned sequel to Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer but the project came to a halt later that year.

In 2021 Abu Aleeha criticized nepotism in the film industry of his country, which explains why he may have been called as a "self-professed rebel against the system”.

Partial filmography

Key
† Denotes films that have not yet been released

As director and screenwriter

Year Film Notes
2019 Kataksha Debut as film director
Tevar
2022 Udham Patakh
2023 Kukri
Daadal
2024 Taxali Gate
Mango Jatt †

References

  1. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (12 September 2021). "SPOTLIGHT: 'MY PREVIOUS SIX FILMS WERE TO GET ME READY FOR THIS FILM' — ABU ALEEHA, DIRECTOR". Dawn News. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  2. ^ Lodhi, Rida (13 October 2022). "Yasir Hussain, Abu Aleeha announce 'Javed Iqbal' sequel". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  3. "Horror-comedy 'Udham Patakh' set for December release". The Express Tribune. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  4. Kamran Jawaid, Mohammad (5 September 2021). "SPOTLIGHT: PAKISTAN'S CINEMA, RIP?". Dawn. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  5. "Life under the red light | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  6. Style, BR Life & (4 May 2023). "Lahore, crime and suspense: filming wraps on Ayesha Omar's 'Taxali'". Business Recorder. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. "'Taxali Gate' trailer unveils gritty take on justice and consent". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  8. ^ Jawaid, Mohammad Kamran (13 January 2022). "Filmmaker Abu Aleeha is gearing up for his newest project — a situational comedy". Images. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  9. "Abu Aleeha upset over halting release of Javed Iqbal". The Express Tribune. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  10. "Abu Aleeha bashes TV channels for promoting nepotism". Dunya News. 14 February 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Iqra Aziz and Yasir Hussain to reunite with 'Half Fry'". gulfnews.com. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  12. "Film Javed Iqbal is being re-submitted to the censor board with a new name and a new cut". Images. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  13. "Sonya Hussyn lifts the curtain on 'Daadal'". The Express Tribune. 29 April 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  14. "Gritty with a punch: 'Taxali Gate' teaser does not hold back". The Express Tribune. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  15. "Hareem to make big screen comeback with Faysal in 'Mango Jatt'". The Express Tribune. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 29 January 2024.

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